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#AB4E51

#ab4e51 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab4e51 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 30.59% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.39% magenta, 52.63% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 358.06°, with 37.35% saturation and 48.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.147

Complementary

  1. #ab4e51
  2. #4eaba8

Split complementary

  1. #ab4e51
  2. #4eab79
  3. #4e7fab

Analogous

  1. #ab4e7f
  2. #ab4e51
  3. #ab794e

Triadic

  1. #ab4e51
  2. #51ab4e
  3. #4e51ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab4e51
  2. #aba84e
  3. #4eaba8
  4. #4e51ab

Square

  1. #ab4e51
  2. #7fab4e
  3. #4eaba8
  4. #794eab

Monochromatic

  1. #421e1f
  2. #763638
  3. #ab4e51
  4. #c58083
  5. #ddb5b6

Shades

#ab4e51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab4e51
  2. #9a4649
  3. #893e41
  4. #783739
  5. #672f31
  6. #562729
  7. #441f20
  8. #331718
  9. #221010
  10. #110808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab4e51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab4e51
  2. #b36062
  3. #bc7174
  4. #c48385
  5. #cd9597
  6. #d5a7a8
  7. #ddb8b9
  8. #e6cacb
  9. #eedcdc
  10. #f7edee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab4e51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab4e51
  2. #a75356
  3. #a2585a
  4. #9e5d5f
  5. #9a6264
  6. #966769
  7. #916c6d
  8. #8d7172
  9. #897677
  10. #847b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896162 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635f51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b724f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4050 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #865951 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906650 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b44650 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab4e51 {
  color: #ab4e51;
}
Background
.bg-ab4e51 {
  background-color: #ab4e51;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab4e51 {
  border: 2px solid #ab4e51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab4e51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 78 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab4e51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab4e51, #ab794e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab4e51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 78 81 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.71 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.38 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.11 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.40 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.67 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.80 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.84 #54b1ae Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Redwood
#ab4e51  rgb(171, 78, 81)  hsl(358, 37%, 49%)  Redwood
#4eaba8  rgb(78, 171, 168)  hsl(178, 37%, 49%)  Verdigris
#51ab4e  rgb(81, 171, 78)  hsl(118, 37%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#4e51ab  rgb(78, 81, 171)  hsl(238, 37%, 49%)  Ocean Blue